Ha'Penny Bridge Inn

The Ha’penny Bridge Inn has been in continuous use as a Public House since the middle of the 19th Century. The building originally dates from 1732, but has existed, relatively unchanged since 1825 when the current incarnation of Wellington Quay was completed. The Ha’penny Bridge, built in 1816 was originally called the Iron Bridge, but the name slowly evolved as it was a toll bridge which charged the princely sum of one halfpenny to cross the Liffey. The pub offers some of the best views in the city of this historical landmark in the centre of Dublin In the early 20th Century the pub became “Murray’s” and was eventually taken over by Josef Locke the renowned Irish Tenor and subject of the film “Hear my Song” who not only owned the pub, but resided in the apartment upstairs for most of the 1960’s. It was also a popular spot visited frequently by Phil Lynnott and his bandmates from Thin Lizzy in their formative years. The pub was then purchased by Michael Ryan in 1987 from Tipperary.